COMMENTARY

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Mitchell Johnson: 'I am enjoying this tournament. Managing to pick up the crucial wickets. On this wicket, we had to vary the pace and it is good to pull off a win tonight. It has been coming off very well for me. I keep my fingers crossed that I continue to do well.'

Mitchell Johnson is the Man of the Match:

Rohit Sharma: 'All credit to the boys, they have been responding very well with the changes that I make on the field. We didn't get a good start but we managed to get past the line. Now we go back home. A couple of games coming up and hopefully we will continue to do well.'

Aaron Finch: 'I thought we had a good start and Yuvi and Pandey batted well in the middle. We were short by 20 runs. But I am proud of the fightback that the bowlers put in. We have a couple of days before we meet Kolkata in Ranchi. Hopefully we will do well there.'

Aaron Finch: 'I thought we had a good start and Yuvi and Pandey batted well in the middle. We were short by 20 runs. But, I am proud of the fightback that the bowlers put in. We have a couple of days before we meet Kolkata in Ranchi. Hopefully we will do well there.'

Dinesh Karthik: 'It has been a good win for us. It was a tough wicket to bat on. It was important to take your time in the middle and in the end, Rohit and Rayudu helped us win the game with a planned partnership. They bowled a lot of slower ones. It is a tricky wicket and it is good to pull off a win.'

Mumbai complete a comprehensive win in the end. With a quick couple of wickets early on, Pune looked like they could repeat their 2012 feat. But Rohit Sharma held one end up nicely and ensured there were no more hurdles in the way. The home side didn't get their act togetehr with the ball in the latter half of the innings. They bowled either too full or too short and that let them down big time. Mumbai have picked up 9 wins now and they are now second in the table. Join us in a short while for the post match presentation.

Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh have a friendly tussle under the watchful eyes of the on-field umpires.

End of over 19 ( 4 Runs )

MUM 116/5

Harbhajan Singh* 4(3)

Glenn Maxwell 13(7)

18.5

Kane Richardson to Harbhajan Singh

4

FOUR, that is game, set and match for Mumbai. Fuller length delivery outside off stump, Harbhajan puts all his muscles behind that drive and lofts it over the infield and it thuds the ropes on the bounce at deep extra cover

18.4

Kane Richardson to Harbhajan Singh

0

no run, a good yorker following Harbhajan who was looking to go over the off side. The ball just misses the leg stump as Harbhajan loses balance

18.3

Kane Richardson to Harbhajan Singh

0

no run, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Harbhajan comes on the frontfoot and defends it to cover

Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.2

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

W

out Caught by Dinda!! Well, Dinda has something to cheer at the end of the day. Rohit Sharma goes for the drive and is very unlucky to find short third man as he gets a thickish outisde edge to a full ball outside off stump. A couple of yards either side of the fielder could have been the match for Mumbai. Rohit Sharma c Dinda b Kane Richardson 37(41) [4s-3]

5 wickets down for MUM. Out batsman is Rohit Sharma

18.1

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Rohit Sharma mistimes his pull to mid on

Kane Richardson [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

End of over 18 ( 12 Runs )

MUM 112/4

Rohit Sharma* 37(39)

Glenn Maxwell 13(7)

17.6

Ashok Dinda to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, slower bouncer on the stumps, Rohit Sharma pulls it to deep square leg and the scores are level now

17.5

Ashok Dinda to Glenn Maxwell

1

1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Glenn Maxwell opens the face of the bat to point

17.4

Ashok Dinda to Glenn Maxwell

6

SIX, all too easy. Dinda doesn't realize that this is not a pitch to bang the ball in short, yet continues to do that and the ball sits up nicely for Maxwell to execute his powerfull over deep mid wicket

17.3

Ashok Dinda to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, clears his left foot and slogs the full ball outside off stump, but ends up finding the man at mid off

17.2

Ashok Dinda to Glenn Maxwell

0

no run, short delivery again, but this Glenn Maxwell misses the pull and is hit on the body

17.1

Ashok Dinda to Glenn Maxwell

4

FOUR, short ball on the stumps, Glenn Maxwell pulls and gets it high on the bat and that was enough to the beat the fielder into the fence at fine leg

End of over 17 ( 7 Runs )

MUM 100/4

Glenn Maxwell* 2(2)

Rohit Sharma 36(38)

16.6

Ajantha Mendis to Glenn Maxwell

1

1 run, too full to trouble Glenn Maxwell, he easily drives the flighted delivery to long on and keeps strike

100 runs for MUM

16.5

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, flatter on the stumps, Rohit Sharma punches it off the back foot to long on

16.4

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

4

FOUR, poor effort from Dinda at short third man concedes a boundary for Pune. Short delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma stays back and gently opens the face of the bat and picks up a boundary at third man

16.3

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rohit Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket

16.2

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, tossed up on the off stump, Rohit Sharma looks to defend towards the off side and gets an inside edge to mid-wicket

16.1

Ajantha Mendis to Glenn Maxwell

1

1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Glenn Maxwell drives it square of the wicket on the off side

Ajantha Mendis [3.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Manish Pandey seems to have a problem with his right leg. The physio is checking it. Well, he is walking off the field now.

It is the second time-out of the innings.

End of over 16 ( 10 Runs )

MUM 93/4

Ambati Rayudu* 26(23)

Rohit Sharma 31(34)

15.6

Ashok Dinda to Ambati Rayudu

W

out Caught by Mathews!! Not the best of deliveries to get a wicket, but Pune will take that. The slower bouncer around chest height on the stumps, Rayudu gets inside the line and pulls it, but he doesn't get the placement right as he hits it squarer that anticipated, Mathews does well to dive low and take a fine catch at deep backward square leg. Rayudu c Mathews b Dinda 26(23) [4s-2 6s-1]

15.5

Ashok Dinda to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, full again, this time Rohit Sharma gets bat on ball and it runs square of the wicket, on the off side

15.4

Ashok Dinda to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, a good full slower delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma looks to run it to third man but doesn't make contact

15.3

Ashok Dinda to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, even as Dinda manages to pull off a dot ball, Nayar from cover has a needless throw at the non-striker's end and lets the batsmen through. It was fuller length delivery that was driven well by Rayudu

15.2

Ashok Dinda to Ambati Rayudu

4

FOUR, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Rayudu does well to clear his left foot and get enough power on his flicks and it races away to the deep mid wicket fence. The partnership between Rayudu and Rohit Sharma is now 52

15.1

Ashok Dinda to Ambati Rayudu

4

FOUR, you just cannot afford to do that on this wicket. Short and wide outside off stump, asking for trouble, Rayudu sits back nicely and cuts firmly to the deep backward point fence

Ashok Dinda [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

End of over 15 ( 10 Runs )

MUM 83/3

Ambati Rayudu* 17(19)

Rohit Sharma 30(32)

14.6

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Rayudu does well to make contact with the ball as it was quicker and punches it to sweeper cover

14.5

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

0

no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Rayudu drives it straight to cover

14.4

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, pushes this through down the leg side, Rohit Sharma easily tucks it to fine leg

30 runs for Rohit Sharma

14.3

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Rayudu cuts it to sweeper cover off the back foot

14.2

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

6

SIX, gets down the track and also to the pitch of this flighted delivery on the off stump, Rayudu gets underneath that and smashes this loft way over the long on fence

14.1

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Rohit Sharma controlls his drive along the ground to long off

End of over 14 ( 6 Runs )

MUM 73/3

Rohit Sharma* 28(30)

Ambati Rayudu 9(15)

13.6

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma pushes it square of the wicket on the off side. Yuvraj doesn't make a full fledged attempt at point

13.6

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

1wd

wide, misses his radar and sprays this down the leg side, easy call for the umpire

13.5

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

2

2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma drives it between extra cover and long off for an easy couple of runs

13.4

Kane Richardson to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, excellent diving stop at short fine leg by Dinda saves three for Pune. Looks like he is in a bit of pain. It was short of length delivery on the stumps, Rayudu gets an under edge on the pull

13.3

Kane Richardson to Ambati Rayudu

0

no run, nice and full outside off stump asking the batsman to go over the top, Rayudu just contend to drive it to mid off

13.2

Kane Richardson to Ambati Rayudu

0

no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu defends well off the back foot towards cover-point

13.1

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Rohit Sharma drives it to mid on and runs a quick single

Kane Richardson [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

End of over 13 ( 4 Runs )

MUM 67/3

Rohit Sharma* 24(27)

Ambati Rayudu 8(12)

12.6

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, flots this up outside off stump, Rohit Sharma waits and drives the ball along the ground to long off

12.5

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, loopy delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma drives well but straight to cover

12.4

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, tossed up on the stumps, Rohit Sharma defends it into the on-side

12.3

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rayudu defends it to cover who fires a needless overthrow

12.2

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, a touch quicker in pace outside off stump, Rohit Sharma manages to play from the crease to square of the wicket on the off side. He was neither forward nor backward

12.1

Yuvraj Singh to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Rayudu plays with soft hands to cover for a quick single

Yuvraj Singh [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

End of over 12 ( 8 Runs )

MUM 63/3

Ambati Rayudu* 6(10)

Rohit Sharma 22(23)

11.6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Rayudu picks that up and guides it to third man

11.5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, just taps the length ball softly to cover point and calls Rayudu for a quick single who responds well

11.4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ambati Rayudu

1

1 run, short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu cuts it past backward point and third man tidies up

11.3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, a touch too short to make Rohit Sharma comes on the front foot, he just opens the face of the bat and picks up a single at third man

11.2

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma defends well this time

11.1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma

4

FOUR, a gentle good length delivery outside off stump bowled at 129.6 Ks, Rohit Sharma pokes at that and gets lucky with an outside edge that runs away from the keeper and into the third man fence

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

End of over 11 ( 5 Runs )

MUM 55/3

Ambati Rayudu* 4(8)

Rohit Sharma 16(19)

10.6

Parvez Rasool to Ambati Rayudu

0

no run, pushes this through outside off stump, defended straight back to the bowler

10.5

Parvez Rasool to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rohit Sharma comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to long on

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Rohit defends off the front foot

Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.2

Yuvraj Singh to Dinesh Karthik

W

out Caught by Manish Pandey!! Is he the man with the golden arm tonight? Flighted delivery outside off stump, Dinesh Karthik goes across the line with his slog and ends up mistiming it straight up in the air, Pandey runs in from long off to take an easy catch. Dinesh Karthik c Manish Pandey b Yuvraj 17(25) [4s-1 6s-1]

3 wickets down for MUM. Out batsman is Dinesh Karthik

7.1

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, low full on the stumps, Rohit Sharma waits on that and drives it to long on

Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

End of over 7 ( 1 Runs )

MUM 38/2

Dinesh Karthik* 17(24)

Rohit Sharma 3(4)

6.6

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Dinesh Karthik opens the face of the bat to point

6.5

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, tossed up outside off stump, Karthik drives well, but straight to cover

6.4

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, down the leg side and the umpire doesn't bother putting his arms sideways

6.3

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Dinesh Karthik defends well from the crease

6.2

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma drives it to mid off and takes Dinda on at mid off and succeeds

6.1

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

0

no run, Rohit Sharma had no clue to the googly down the leg side, he was looking to flick and ends up getting a leading edge that rolls towards the bowler

End of over 6 ( 11 Runs )

MUM 37/2

Dinesh Karthik* 17(20)

Rohit Sharma 2(2)

5.6

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, defends well off the front foot as he gets a good length delivery outside off stump, the ball goes to cover

5.5

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

4

FOUR, just in the zone for Karthik to free the arms and he doesn't miss out on that. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Karthik quickly rocks back and cuts it to deep extra cover

5.4

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, a 134.2 K length ball on the off stump, Dinesh Karthik stays in the crease and defends it to point

5.3

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dinesh Karthik defends off the front foot towards mid on

5.2

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

6

SIX, that looked like a top edge and yet it has carried all the way over fine leg. It was a good short ball outside off stump that hurried on Karthik who gets lucky with that

5.1

Kane Richardson to Rohit Sharma

1

1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rohit Sharma guides it straight to third man

End of over 5 ( 2 Runs )

MUM 26/2

Dinesh Karthik* 7(15)

Rohit Sharma 1(1)

4.6

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, looks to shuffle across but Ajantha Mendis fires this a touch wider outside off stump, Karthik had to just defend that to backward point

4.5

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, tossed up on the stumps, defended straight back to the bowler

4.4

Ajantha Mendis to Rohit Sharma

Ajantha Mendis to Sachin Tendulkar

W

out Caught by Manish Pandey!! That is a huge wicket. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar was just looking to run it to long on, he ends up timing the chip too well and an easy catch for the fielder down there. Maybe he was deceived by the lack of pace on that delivery. Tendulkar c Manish Pandey b Ajantha Mendis 15(13) [4s-3]

4.2

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

1

1 run, sprays this down the leg side, Karthik waits and flicks it to mid wicket

4.1

Ajantha Mendis to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Dinesh Karthik comes on the frontfoot and defends

Ajantha Mendis, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

End of over 4 ( 7 Runs )

MUM 24/1

Sachin Tendulkar* 15(12)

Dinesh Karthik 6(11)

3.6

Kane Richardson to Sachin Tendulkar

4

FOUR, easy as you like. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar knew that the fielder at fine leg was inside the ring, just swivels across and gets inside the line of the ball to help it on its way to the fine leg fence

3.5

Kane Richardson to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, testing him just outside off stump with a good length delivery, Tendulkar defends well off the front foot

3.4

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

1

1 run, nicely done, just allows the short of length delivery to come to him and opens the face of the bat to third man

3.3

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Karthik gets behind the line and defends it to cover

3.2

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, short ball outside off stump, Dinesh Karthik goes for the cut and misses

3.1

Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik

2

2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Karthik cuts it to deep backward point

Kane Richardson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

End of over 3 ( 9 Runs )

MUM 17/1

Sachin Tendulkar* 11(10)

Dinesh Karthik 3(7)

2.6

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

4

FOUR, the pickup shot this time and he times it just well enough to tease to the fielder into the ropes. It was a length ball, Tendulkar got into good position quickly to execute his flick over mid wicket

2.5

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar defends well from the crease

2.4

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

4

FOUR, the second short ball that he has bowled so far in his spell and they are the only two scoring opportunities for the batsmen. Tendulkar does well to get inside the line of the ball and glove his pull to fine leg

2.3

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar punches this off the back foot to mid off

2.2

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar was neither forward nor backward as he defends the ball towards mid-wicket

2.1

Ashok Dinda to Dinesh Karthik

1

1 run, good length delivery angling away from the right hander, Dinesh Karthik goes hard at that and gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to third man. The fielder did well to run to his left and save three

End of over 2 ( 4 Runs )

MUM 8/1

Sachin Tendulkar* 3(5)

Dinesh Karthik 2(6)

1.6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, nips one away from Tendulkar and has him poking at that length ball. It was so close to that outside edge

1.6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar

1wd

wide, short and wide outside off stump, Tendulkar watches Uthappa collect the ball and has a look at the umpire who obliges him by stretching his arms

1.5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dinesh Karthik

1

1 run, this one comes in to Dinesh Karthik, he covers the swing and gently tucks the length ball to square leg

1.4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dinesh Karthik punches it to cover

1.3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, looking to negate the swing by walking towards the bowler, Bhuvneshwar drops it in a short of length area and Dinesh Karthik taps it to point

1.3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar

2wd

2 wides, too much movement in the air and it goes down the leg side. Uthappa fumbles to let them for an extra run

1.2

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, length ball outside off stump, Tendulkar shoulders arms to that one

1.1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar

0

no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar walks forward and defends it towards cover-point

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Dinda bagged four wickets last year in Pune's successful defence of 129 in Mumbai. Are we going to see a repeat of that?

End of over 1 ( 4 Runs )

MUM 4/1

Sachin Tendulkar* 3(2)

Dinesh Karthik 1(3)

0.6

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

1

1 run, plays away from the body and gets lucky with an outside edge that runs away to third man. Good first over comes to an end with a length ball that shapes away from the right-hander

0.5

Ashok Dinda to Sachin Tendulkar

2

2 runs, good length delivery down the leg side, Tendulkar gets off the mark straight away with a flick to fine leg where Bhuvneshwar manages to keep the ball in play with a dive

0.4

Ashok Dinda to Dinesh Karthik

1

1 run, first runs on the board, for some reason Dinda bangs the ball in short, Dinesh Karthik pulls it to fine leg

0.3

Ashok Dinda to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, nice and straight on the stumps, Dinesh Karthik defends well off the front foot. Gee he is pumped up

0.2

Ashok Dinda to Dinesh Karthik

0

no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dinesh Karthik pushes it into the off side

Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.1

Ashok Dinda to Dwayne Smith

W

out Bowled!! Oh! What a start for Pune. Good length delivery that pitches on middle and off stump line and straightens just enough to beat the bat of Dwayne Smith who was looking to defend, the off pole goes cartwheeling towards the keeper. Dwayne Smith b Dinda 0(1)

Dwayne Smith and Tendulkar are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Dinda will open the attack